Progression to secondary school in Iran
Iran: Progression to secondary school was 95.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Iran, 1983–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 95.7% for progression to secondary school in 2016.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Iran peaked at 99.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 83.1%, in 1986.
Iran ranks 100th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.7% | 83.1% | 86.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 90.0% | 87.8% | 91.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 89.0% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.7% | 97.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 372,396 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.0% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.9% (2023)
- Labor force, female 16.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 29.52 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Iran?
- Progression to secondary school in Iran was 95.7% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.1% in 1986.
- How does Iran rank for progression to secondary school?
- Iran ranks 100th out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).